T class SubmarineInside a British submarine: complex details of the craft in which our underwater crews live and fight. A sectional view of a boat of the T class, showing how machinery, torpedoes
WW2 poster, Don t be fuel-ishWW2 poster, The worker who left the lights on -- Don t be fuel-ish. Wasted electricity means less fuel to make the weapons we need for victory
Advert for the De Havilland Mosquito fighter aircraft - 1943. Date: 1943
HMAS Melbourne head-on. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic. Construction was frozen at the end of WW2 but resumed in 1949 after the ship was taken over by the RAN
The Spirit of Britain - Winston Churchill, England. Date: 1943
Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21) shown with its complement of Douglas A-4G Skyhawks of 805 Squadron RAN ranged for entering port
The crew of HMAS Melbourne line up on the flight deck alongside its complement of Skyhawk and Tracker aircraft. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic
Supermarine Spitfire manufacture October 1943Supermarine Spitfire manufacture, October 1943. Date: 1943
B-25 Mitchell Bomber taking off from Hornet; Second WorldPhotograph showing an American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber taking off from the aircraft carrier Hornet on 18th April 1942
Where Have You Been All My Life? by David WrightWhere have you been all my life? by David Wright featuring a vampish semi-naked brunette woman. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Sergei Rachmaninov 1920SERGEI RACHMANINOV Russian composer
Home Front - The Royal Navy, The Difficult we can do at once The impossible may take longer Date: 1943
Promotional Recruitment card for the U. S. NavyPromotional Recruitment card for the U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. 2200 recruits under training have formed a giant anchor, with Rear Admiral John Downes US Navy
Nikola Tesla / Himmel ErdeNIKOLA TESLA American electrician and inventor, born in Croatia of Serbian parents; seen here in his laboratory at Colorado Springs in 1899/1900
Royal Military Academy SandhurstOne of eighteen photographs of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, mostly passing out parades, 1943-1968. Includes visit by Marshal Alphonse Juin
Sea Bathing Pool (Lido) at Southport, Lancashire, England. Date: 1943
NFS 60ft hand-operated turntable ladder, WW2An Austin K4-Merryweather 60 foot hand-operated turntable ladder (TL). A total of 50 such appliances were built and mounted on Austin K4 chassis for the Home Office between 1942 and 1943
Queen Elizabeth II with horse at SandringhamQueen Elizabeth II, when Princess Elizabeth, pictured with one of the horses during harvest time at Sandringham, Norfolk in 1943. Date: 1943
RAF Bombers over Berlin; Second World War, 1943Illustration showing Royal Air Force bombers heading towards their target of Berlin during the Spring of 1943. This drawing shows several types of German anti-aircraft defences which were new to
Churchill and RooseveltWashington D.C. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt relax in the south grounds of the White House prior to the daily meeting of the combined British and U.S
RAF Bristol Beaufighter; Second World War, 1943Photograph of a British Bristol Beaufighter fighter-bomber aircraft of Coastal Command, with torpedo slung beneath the fuselage, 1943
Group photo, HMS Musketeer, Scapa Flow, WW2Group photo on board HMS Musketeer, Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943
NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, GermanyThe Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche) on the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin, Germany. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943
RAF Bomb-Aimer at his position; Second World War, 1943Photograph showing a Royal Air Force bomb-aimer at his position with the bomb release cable ready in his right hand, November 1943
House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSRHouse to house fighting during the bitter battle amongst the ruins of the battered city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), USSR
My Favourite Model (Mrs David Wright) by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Revving Up by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Streamlined Piece by David Wright, featuring a woman wearing a pale blue evening dress leaning against a chair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
Pin-Up Girl by David WrightPin-up Girl by David Wright, showing a woman in bra, petticoat and evening gloves looking at her reflection in a hand mirror
Alexandre YersinALEXANDRE EMILE JOHN YERSIN Swiss medical, associated with Roux, discovered plague virus, directed Pasteur Institute in Vietnam
Beatrice WebbBEATRICE WEBB economist and social theorist
WWII - Pin-up showing a lot of leg, accompanied by the caption: " This Front is quite active!" Date: 1943
Mother Russia Statue - Battle of StalingradRussia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad) - The Battle of Stalingrad Memorial (fought during World War Two between August - January 1942/43)
Advert for Castle LagerAdvertisement for Castle Lager featuring two Scottish soldiers in kilts - Sure we can take it....any " given" quantity
HMS Onslow at the Battle of the Barents Sea, Second WorldIllustration showing the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Onslow attacking superior German forces during the Battle of the Barents Sea, December 1942
To the Girls in Navy Blue by William BarribalA wren climbing up a ladder in a harbour revealing stocking tops in the process
No News to Speak Of by David Wright featuring a glamorous, half-dressed woman lounging on a boudoir-style chair as she pens a letter
Anne Shirley / HairdresserAnne Shirley gets a new hair- do for the film Bombardier. Her blonde hair is curled and held in place with hair grips
Winston Churchill and his daughter unite for the war effortMr. Churchill at a London gun site during a raid:drawing made on the spot. The premier watches his daughter, subaltern Mary Churchill, in the control room
Advert for Deals Hotel, South AfricaAdvertisement for Deal s, East London, South Africa - the hotel of distinction with bathroom, lavatory, telephone and electric heater in each room
Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninov (1873-1943)Photograph portrait of Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninov, the Russian composer and pianist, probably made in the 1930 s
Supermarine Spitfire 2 / IIA RAF 72 Squadron Spitfire Mk2 Flying Along the English Coastline in 1943 Date: 1943
Winston Churchill and daughter, Mary Soames 1943Winston Churchill and his daughter, Mary Soames in 1943. Churchill was on his way to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Mary is in ATS uniform. Date: 1943
German Tiger tank by G. H. DavisThe fangs of the Tiger revealed: another German super-weapon whose invincibility has been disproved. Details of the German Mark VI tank, a 56-ton monster whose 88mm gun fires a three foot long shell
Operation Mincemeat - naval ID card of Major MartinFake naval identity card of Major William Martin. His body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents
Operation Mincemeat - gravestone of Major MartinGravestone of Major William Martin in the Nuestra Senora cemetery in Huelva, Spain, whose body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943
General Bernard Montgomery visits his son DavidBernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (then just General Montgomery!) (1887-1976) visits his 15-year-old son David (David Montgomery)
